SCE frequency in malnourished mice.
The effect of induced protein deficiency on sister chromatid exchange (SCE) frequency in experimental protein energy malnutrition (PEM) was investigated. Malnourished mice exhibited significantly elevated SCE levels in their bone marrow cells. A step-wise increase in this frequency was also observed with decreasing protein content.
D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003434:Crossing Over, Genetic; D051379:Mice; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000235:genetics*; D012854:Sister Chromatid Exchange